The Ottawa Senators have appeared in the Stanley Cup Finals 7 times, in , , , , , and Toggle navigation Champs or Chumps. This franchise's last season was in Past 10 Seasons - Championship Years , , Ottawa Senators History. Overview The Ottawa Senators have played a total of 15 seasons. The team managed to qualify for the playoffs in each of its first four seasons. Louis Blues and Colorado Avalanche respectively. After failing to qualify for the postseason in the season, the Coyotes were once again bounced in the first round the following year in five games to the San Jose Sharks.
Winning a playoff series for the first time in the desert, the Coyotes actually advanced to the Western Conference Finals. The history of sports in Buffalo has been interesting and full of heartbreak. For the Buffalo Sabres, the journey has been a roller coaster that has yet to reward the city with a Stanley Cup victory. In the history of the franchise dating back to the season, the team has failed to qualify for the playoffs 17 times and lost in the first round 14 times.
The Sabres ultimately lost both of those appearances with the most recent loss coming against the Dallas Stars who claimed their first and only championship to date. Though the goal may or may not have been a good one, the history books will forever read that the Dallas Stars won the Stanley Cup that night; Lindy Ruff , then the coach of the Sabres, will likely forever feel the same way about the play.
Though one goal cost the Sabres the Stanley Cup in , the recent trend of the Sabres has been a concerning one. The team has failed to qualify for the postseason in 10 of the last 12 years including eight consecutive seasons without a playoff appearance starting from the season and continuing to this very day. The team got off to a rocky start, however, failing to qualify for the playoffs until the season when they were swept by the Detroit Red Wings.
The Blue Jackets followed that up with another two consecutive missed playoff bids. In the season, the Blue Jackets shocked the hockey world, going from last place in the Eastern Conference and in 27th place in the NHL to a point campaign and a playoff opportunity. Unfortunately, another first-round loss to the Penguins once again, this time in five games, ended the Blue Jacket season once again. For the Blue Jackets, that season was just a glimpse of what was to come, however.
The team earned 97 and 98 points in the and seasons respectively, qualifying for the playoffs for three consecutive seasons. With a very exciting roster and a ton of young talent just waiting to make the jump to the NHL, the future looks bright in Columbus.
In four of the five seasons that the team qualified for the postseason, they were eliminated in the first round. To be fair to the Panthers, their first trip to the postseason was about as successful as it gets for a team that was in just its third season at the time. A seven-game series win against the Pittsburgh Penguins catapulted the Panthers into the Stanley Cup Final for the first and only time to date in the history of the franchise.
In the first game, played in Montreal on slushy ice making it a desperate struggle to score and ended The return match in Ottawa, witnessed by fans, was on ice coated with an inch of water. The conditions did not hinder Ottawa as they won with McGee scoring 3 and the other 5 shared among the three Gilmours Dave 2 , Suddy 2 and Bill 1 to win their first Cup. Ottawa and the Wanderers would tie for the league lead in , and played a two-game total goals series for the league championship and the Cup.
Montreal won the first game in Montreal Ottawa would storm back in the return match in Ottawa, get a lead only to have the Wanderers score the next two to win the series. Frank McGee would score two goals in his final game. Until the season, the team was classified as 'amateur'. The Ottawa HC was successful prior to this time because the players could work for the government and play for the team as well. The ECAHA, while having amateur association teams, started to allow professional players, so that the top teams could compete for the top players and the gate attractions that they were.
In , the Senators opened the third Dey's Arena, with seating for 4, and 2, standing room. He was an immediate sensation, and earned a new nickname of 'Cyclone' for his fast skating and end-to-end rushes.
The period of would see the rivalry between the Senators and the Wanderers continue, with Ottawa placing second twice in and , and winning in , the last full season Mr.
Taylor would play for the Senators. There is often confusion about how many Stanley Cups the Senators should be given credit for. In the days of the Stanley Cup challenges, multiple winners per year were possible.
Hockey historians disagree on two years as to whether the Senators were champions for those years. Entering these two years, and , the Senators were the undisputed defending champions, however, by the end of the hockey seasons in both years they were no longer holders of the Stanley Cup.
The year ended with the Montreal Wanderers as the Stanley Cup champions. In , a similar situation arose. The Senators switched leagues in-between.
Indisputably, two teams won Stanley Cup challenge series that year. The Wanderers would win the league in , and the Senators would win in and The NHA season was one of transition as Mr. Taylor defected to Renfrew. On his first return in February , he made his famous promise to score a goal backwards against Ottawa.
This led to incredible interest, with over in attendance. Later in the season at the return match in Renfrew, Mr. Taylor made good on his boast with a goal scored backwards. This was the final game of the season, and the Senators had no chance at the league title, and don't appear to have put in an effort, losing In , the Senators would return the favour, defeating Renfrew The team went to win the Cup, with Marty Walsh and Dubby Kerr leading the goal scoring with 37 and 32 goals in 16 games.
After the season the Senators played two challenges, against Galt, winning , and against Port Arthur, winning Art Ross was added to the team this year from the Wanderers after a dispute and would help the Sens win in a two-game playoff This led to a series with the Vancouver Millionaires , with Cyclone Taylor haunting his old team, scoring 6 goals in 3 games as the Senators lost three straight in Vancouver.
Future Senator Frank Nighbor would play in this series for Vancouver and score 5 goals. In , the last season of the NHA, the Senators won the second-half of the split schedule, notable because an Army team, the th Battalion, and Eddie Livingstone 's Toronto Blueshirts ] would both play in the first half and withdraw after the first half.
Clint Benedict would top Georges Vezina in goal, and Mr. Nighbor tied for the scoring lead, scoring 41 goals in 19 games. The Sens would end their play in the NHA losing a two-game total goals playoff series to the Canadiens, who would lose eventually to Seattle in the Stanley Cup final.
This season would see the final decline of the Senators' old rivals the Wanderers who would finish at the bottom of the standings. The next year, the Wanderers would play only four games in the NHL, winning only one and folding the franchise after their home arena burned down. Nighbor from the PCHA never finished worse than second during the war years. Up until the win in , against the Boston Bruins , they had won more championships, more games, and had more Hall of Famers than any team to date in organized hockey.
Kennedy was leading an effort to get rid of Toronto Blueshirts ' owner Eddie Livingstone , and felt that with Gorman running the Senators, he could pull it off. Within a year, Gorman and partner Ted Dey had made enough money to pay back Kennedy.
In , they lost their previous top rival, the Wanderers after 5 games. The Senators also would not qualify for the playoffs, coming in third in the first half, and second in the second half. Cy Denneny would lead the team, coming second overall in the league with 36 goals in 20 games.
In , the Senators would again win a split schedule. Clint Benedict had the top goalkeeper average, and Cy Denneny and Frank Nighbor would come third and fourth for scoring with 18 and 17 goals in 18 games. The Senators and Canadiens would play off in the first best-of-seven series. The Canadiens would win the first three, Ottawa without Frank Nighbor. Nighbor would return for the fourth game in Ottawa, won by Ottawa Unfortunately, the Sens would lose the fifth game in Montreal Ottawa this time won both halves of the schedule and won the undisputed NHL championship.
Benedict again led the goalkeeper averages and Frank Nighbor came third in the scoring race with 25 goals in 23 games. The Senators would then play Seattle for the Cup. The Senators played in simple white sweaters for this series, as Seattle's uniforms were nearly the same as Ottawa's. The first three games were held in Ottawa and for Ottawa and for Seattle. At this point the series was moved to the Mutual St. Arena in Toronto, which had artificial ice. Seattle won to tie the series.
In , the Quebec Bulldogs moved to Hamilton. The Senators would win the first half of the season to qualify for the playoffs. Benedict again led the goalkeeper averages and Cy Denneny came second in scoring, with 34 goals in 24 games.
The Senators would go on to shut out Toronto in a two-game total goals playoff and went west to play off against Vancouver for the Stanley Cup. Vancouver still had Cyclone Taylor, though it was the end of his career and he made no difference, scoring no goals. Ottawa would win a best-of-five series , , , and , with Jack Darragh scoring the winning goal. The Senators would win the season, but lose to Toronto in a two-game total goals series.
The St. Patricks would go on to win the Cup against Vancouver.
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